⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Man City above the line
Coventry City belowGoals and cards
- 26'GoalErling Haaland, header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Set up by Antoine Semenyo1-0
Half-time 1-0
87'InjuryIliman Ndiaye went off injured, Ryan McAidoo on
The score, against the pace we expected
Man City stayed close to the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MCI better than we expected
▼ COV better than we expected
The second half was where it moved most, about a goal worse than we expected for Man City.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Man City
Good plays
- BIG SAVE
Gianluigi Donnarumma kept out Jack Rudoni with a header from the right side of the six yard box
24' · MCI 0-0 COV
- WINNER
Erling Haaland, header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner, set up by Antoine Semenyo
26' · MCI 1-0 COV
- SAVE
Gianluigi Donnarumma kept out Loum Tchaouna from the right side of the box
70' · MCI 1-0 COV
- BIG SAVE
Gianluigi Donnarumma kept out Ellis Simms from the left side of the six yard box
80' · MCI 1-0 COV
Bad plays
- WOODWORK
Rayan Cherki hit the woodwork from the centre of the box
23' · MCI 0-0 COV
Coventry City
Good plays
- SAVE
Carl Rushworth kept out Erling Haaland from the centre of the box
16' · MCI 0-0 COV
- SAVE
Carl Rushworth kept out Erling Haaland from the centre of the box
44' · MCI 1-0 COV
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Man City
- ★
Erling Haaland Forward
Goal 26'
- ★
Antoine Semenyo Attacking Midfielder Right
Set up Haaland, 2 shots, 0 on target
- ★
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
3 saves
Coventry City
- ★
Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper
2 saves
⚖️What decided it
Why Man City won, and why Coventry City did not.
From the game
- Got away with it at the back, kept a clean sheet from chances worth about one goal
- Had 78% of the ball
Key battles
📊The numbers
| MCI | COV | |
|---|---|---|
| 78% | Possession | 22% |
| 15 | Shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 736 | Passes completed | 139 |
| 92% | Pass accuracy | 64% |
| 6 | Tackles won | 10 |
| 7 | Fouls | 17 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 59% | Share of the chances | 41% |
| 6 | Passes completed near goal | 2 |
